A word that originated in the 1980's in the Central Valley of Northern California (Stockton, Tracy, Manteca, Lathrop) area. Was NOT originally a Bay Area word. In fact when I went to college at Berkeley in the 1990's, we knew who was from the Central Valley by use of the word "hella." Recently, however, the word Hella has migrated to the rest of the Bay Area.
by ReppingNorCal July 12, 2019
Get the Hellamug. Hella
/ˈhelə/
Adjective or Adverb: 1) in or to an extreme degree; a synonym of the words "extremely", "quite", "totally" & "very"
Origin: NorCal people claim the word, but in Las Vegas people have been using the word since the '70s and it's a part of the vernacular of EVERY kid that grew up in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, and all of Southern Nevada. The origin is still not clear, but both communities have used the word a hella long time.
/ˈhelə/
Adjective or Adverb: 1) in or to an extreme degree; a synonym of the words "extremely", "quite", "totally" & "very"
Origin: NorCal people claim the word, but in Las Vegas people have been using the word since the '70s and it's a part of the vernacular of EVERY kid that grew up in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, and all of Southern Nevada. The origin is still not clear, but both communities have used the word a hella long time.
"Vegas is hella hot today!"
"That whale was at the casino today. He spent hella money and got hella comps!"
"That whale was at the casino today. He spent hella money and got hella comps!"
by UNLVrebelx July 21, 2017
Get the Hellamug. by take l's December 31, 2016
Get the Hellamug. by starqueen March 28, 2003
Get the hellamug. ...Hella.
If you don't know the meaning of it without looking it up that means you hella can't use it....I got hella love for California.
If you don't know the meaning of it without looking it up that means you hella can't use it....I got hella love for California.
JC : Damn, that was hella wack!
Whoever: Hella? You must be from NorCal.
JC: NorCal? I don't play that shit, we're ALL in California.
Whoever: Oh, I'm from SoCal...
JC: Alright, well, SoCal or NorCal, either way you sound retarded, see I'm from CALIFORNIA. You subtle gangsters, get outta here.
Whoever: Hella? You must be from NorCal.
JC: NorCal? I don't play that shit, we're ALL in California.
Whoever: Oh, I'm from SoCal...
JC: Alright, well, SoCal or NorCal, either way you sound retarded, see I'm from CALIFORNIA. You subtle gangsters, get outta here.
by Mistah Bob Dabolina May 13, 2010
Get the hellamug. Slang meaning "really" "very" or "many" that Northern Californians think is really cool. When in reality the rest of Americans think its really very stupid.
Sally: Ugh, i just came back from my trip across Northern California
Sue: Was it cool?
Sally: Yeah, except those morons kept saying hella after every 3 words.
Sue: Hella? What the hell kind of word is that?
Sally: A lame one.
Sue: Was it cool?
Sally: Yeah, except those morons kept saying hella after every 3 words.
Sue: Hella? What the hell kind of word is that?
Sally: A lame one.
by sowingseason December 11, 2008
Get the hellamug. Hella So-Cal people hella trip off of the word "hella", its insane how much they care.
Socal people, hella need to relax.
CCC
Socal people, hella need to relax.
CCC
by RHPF October 10, 2003
Get the hellamug.